Table 4.3 Key Items Stored in Preliminary Landscape Character Map Attribute Table
Category |
File Name |
Description |
Data Source (or basis of Derivation) |
Data Type |
Geomorphology and Topography |
GEO_GEOLOGY |
Solid and
superficial geology at various scales |
Derived from GEO geological dataset |
LINE, POLYGON |
|
GEO_BEACH |
Gazetted and
non-gazetted beaches. |
Derived from AFCD's Habitat Map |
POINT, POLYGON |
|
GEO_CONTOUR |
Contour lines with heights. |
Derived from LIC 1:20,000 topographic data (used in preference to 1:10,000 data for computation time reasons) |
LINE
|
|
GEO_SPOTHT |
Spot heights. |
Derived from LICs 1:20000 topographic data (used in preference to 1:10,000 data for computation time reasons) |
POINT |
|
GEO_RELIEF |
Slope tops and bottoms. |
Derived from LICs 1:1,000 data |
LINE |
|
GEO_DEM |
Digital Elevation Model |
Derived from LIC 1:20,000 topographic data (used in preference to 1:10,000 data for computation time reasons) |
GRID |
|
GEO_ORTHOPHOTO |
Digital orthophoto of Hong Kong |
LIC Orthophoto |
IMAGE |
Hydrological features |
HYD_RIVER |
Rivers and streams. |
Derived from LIC 1:5,000 topographic data used to assist in interpretation.
|
LINE |
|
HYD_COAST |
Coastline
|
Derived from 1:5,000 topographic data |
LINE |
|
HYD_COAST_DIST |
Distance to Coastline (derived) |
Derived from 1:5,000 topographic data |
POLYGON |
Vegetation Types |
|
|
|
|
|
VEG_GSWB |
Polygons of Grassland, Shrubland, Woodland and Badlands |
Derived from PlanD Broad Landuse Map |
Polygon |
Ecological Habitats |
ECO_INTERTIDAL |
Polygons representing locations of intertidal LCTs such as mudflat and mangrove. |
Derived from AFCD habitat map. |
POLYGON |
|
ECO_COASTTYPE |
Coastline categorised into various natural types.
|
Derived from AFCD Habitat Map |
LINE, POLYGON |
|
|
Road and Street Patterns ROAD Roads. |
Derived from LIC 1:1:5,000 data for presentation purpose only. |
LINE |
Railways |
RAILWAY |
Railways. |
Derived from LIC 1:1:5,000 data for presentation purpose only. |
LINE |
Building Footprint/ Height |
BUILDING |
Buildings with heights where available. |
Derived from LIC B5,000 and BG1,000 datasets |
POLYGON |
Land Use |
LU_OZPZONE |
Outline Zoning Plan |
PlanD OZPs |
POLYGON |
|
LU_LANDUSE |
Broad Land-use of Hong Kong |
PlanD Broad Landuse of Hong Kong dataset |
POLYGON |
|
LU_SBVC2001 |
Street block boundaries |
From PlanD SBVC2001 data set |
POLYGON |
|
LU_FISHPOND |
Gei Wei fish ponds |
from AFCD’s Habitat Map |
POLYGON |
|
LU_VILLAGE |
|
Village boundaries from OZP. |
POLYGON |
Historical Sites |
HIST_ARCHSITE |
Archaeologically significant sites. |
From LCSD. |
POINT, LINE, POLYGON |
|
HIST_HERITAGESITE |
Heritage buildings and sites. |
From LCSD. |
POINT, POLYGON |